We’re often asked how do our systems perform as they get older . . . . well, this Suacci solar installation has been working for 16 years at a local avocado farm. Under testing this system is performing at 100% of expected power output.Read Full Article →

Friends, We are celebrating a California solar win – and it wouldn’t have happened without dedicated solar supporters like you! The Public Utilities Commission recently voted to stand strong for rooftop solar despite heavy pressure from the big utilities. We want to thank you for speaking up and ask you to go [...]Read Full Article →

In July of this year, a massive solar flare narrowly missed the Earth, and thus, we dodged the resulting electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that could have caused worldwide power outages. In the words of one nuclear weapons expert, the world escaped an EMP catastrophe. Severe solar storms may result in terrestrial geomagnetic storms that could [...]Read Full Article →

Friends, California’s legislative session ended last week with lawmakers passing a whopping four bills that expand and strengthen the state’s growing solar energy market. This sunny landslide wouldn’t have happened without thousands of solar supporters like you calling for action from Sacramento. Three cheers for the power of democracy to make good on [...]Read Full Article →

2013 Q2 Solar Data Released In 2013, a new solar project will be installed in the U.S. every four minutes, which is just one of many significant milestones detailed in the SEIA and GTM report released today, U.S Solar Market Insight: 2nd Q2 2013. In April to June of this year, the U.S solar [...]Read Full Article →

Beginning in September, about a quarter of SDG&E customers will see a noticeable increase in their home energy bills. Here’s some information about who is affected by the increase. Residential Customer Monthly Summer Bill Impact How much will this affect your bill? Use the map and tables in the following link to find your [...]Read Full Article →

The European Union’s (EU) anti-dumping tariffs are spurring an increase in prices for Chinese solar modules, marking the end of a period when inexpensive photovoltaic devices enabled fast growth of installations in the region. This is the conclusion of a new report by IHS. After declining for 48 months since the first quarter [...]Read Full Article →

WAFER PRODUCTION PREDICTED TO EXCEED 30 GW IN 2013 After falling 15% in 2012, solar photovoltaic wafer production is forecast to grow 19% in 2013, passing 30 GW and recovering to the 2011 level, according to the latest NPD Solarbuzz market report “Polysilicon and Wafer Supply Chain Quarterly”. Industry utilization is expected to remain [...]Read Full Article →

Energy business organization Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) has launched an online database of information about bodies responsible for energy regulation in the U.S. The AEE says the site also includes key energy data for each state and a comparison tool that allows users to analyze states side by side. According to the [...]Read Full Article →

By Nora Caley Retail stores generally have large roofs and vast energy needs. Those two factors, plus some chains’ desire for sustainability, not to mention good publicity, present opportunities for solar companies. Some retailers have well-established solar programs. In September 2012, the Solar Energy Industries Association and the Vote Solar Initiative released a list [...]Read Full Article →